Bitter Medicine

Craft a story where a doctor must decide between saving a critically ill criminal or letting them die.

In this prompt, playwrights are encouraged to explore the limits of professional obligations and personal ethics. Consider the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians, how does the doctor feel about saving a life that might bring harm to others? Reflect upon notions of forgiveness, redemption and the implications of taking justice into one’s own hands.

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